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Using Irregular Verbs in Participle Tense – Answers
Directions: Choose the correct form of the helping verb “to be”. Then write the correct form
of the verb in irregular participle form.
Example: The water (am/are/is) __________ (to freeze).
The water (am/are/ is ) frozen
(to freeze).
1) Her arm (am/are/is) broken (to break).
2) The old man (am/are/is) drunk (to drink).
3) Our house key (am/are/is) hidden (to hide) in the bushes.
4) The employees (am/are/is) done (to do) with work today.
5) The snake bite (am/are/is) swollen (to swell).
6) The eighth page of my book (am/are/is) torn (to tear).
7) A picture (was/were) drawn (to draw) on the chalkboard.
8) My bicycle (was/were) stolen (to steal) yesterday.
9) The milk (am/are/is) all gone (to go).
10) All my children (am/are/is) full grown (to grow).
11) The secret will be known (to know) by tomorrow morning.
12) Once I get back from the hike, my boots will be well worn (to wear).
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Using Irregular Verbs in Past Participle Form
1. For many verbs, the past participle form does not end in –ed.
2. The participle tense form of these verbs is irregular.
• Use the correct form of the helping verb “to be” and the past participle after the subject.
[subject] + [form of “to be”] + [past participle]
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Directions: Choose the correct form of the helping verb “to be”. Then write the correct form
of the verb in irregular past participle form.
Example: The water (am/are/is) __________ (to freeze).
The water (am/are/ is ) frozen
(to freeze).
1) Her arm (am/are/is) __________ (to break).
2) The old man (am/are/is) __________ (to drink).
3) Our house key (am/are/is) __________ (to hide) in the bushes.
4) The employees (am/are/is) __________ (to do) with work today.
5) The snake bite (am/are/is) __________ (to swell).
6) The eighth page of my book (am/are/is) __________ (to tear).
7) A picture (was/were) __________ (to draw) on the chalkboard.
8) My bicycle (was/were) __________ (to steal) yesterday.
9) The milk (am/are/is) all __________ (to go).
10) All my children (am/are/is) full __________ (to grow).
11) The secret will be __________ (to know) by tomorrow morning.
12) Once I get back from the hike, my boots will be well __________ (to wear).
Directions: Now make your own sentences using irregular verbs in the past participle form.
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Using Irregular Verbs in Perfect Tense
1. For many verbs, the perfect tense does not end in –ed.
2. The perfect tense form of these verbs is irregular.
• Use “have” or “has” and the past participle to form the perfect tense.
[subject] + [have/has] + [past participle]
• Use have for I, you, we, they subjects. Use has for he/she/it
subjects.
I have been to Spain. You have been to Spain. We have been to Spain.
They have been to Spain. He/she/it has been to Spain.
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Directions: Choose “have”, “has”. Then write the correct form of the verb in perfect tense.
Example: I (have/has) ___________ (to know) Jaime for six years.
I (have/has) known
(to know) Jaime for six years.
1) I (have/has) ___________ (to see) the Statue of Liberty before.
2) They (have/has) ___________ (to write) ten letters to the governor.
3) James (have/has) ___________ (to be) to Canada twice.
4) The students (have/has) ___________ (to do) their homework.
5) (Have/Has) you ___________ (to catch) a baseball before?
6) He (have/has) ___________ (to eat) three pieces of chocolate cake today.
7) My heart (have/has) been ___________ (to break) before.
8) (Have/Has) you ___________ (to forget) the password?
9) (Have/Has) you ___________ (to choose) a name for your new baby?
10) All the money (have/has) been ___________ (to steal) from the bank.
11) If the enemy sinks another battleship, they will (have/has) ___________ (to sink)
five of them today.
12) By the time we arrive in Mexico, we will (have/has) ___________ (to drive) 800
miles total.
Directions: Now make your own sentences using irregular verbs in the perfect tense.
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Using Irregular Verbs in Simple Past Tense
1. For many verbs, the simple past tense does not end in –ed.
2. The simple past form of these verbs is irregular.
Note: The simple past form is the same for all persons:
Example: I saw the moon. You saw the moon. We saw the moon.
They saw the moon. He/she/it saw the moon.
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Directions: Write the correct form of the irregular verb in simple past tense.
Example: He __________ (to drink) the coffee.
He
drank
(to drink) the coffee.
1) The moon __________ (to come) out late last night.
2) Jessica __________ (to lose) her first tooth this morning.
3) My entire family __________ (to catch) the flu last winter.
4) The employees __________ (to do) a lot of work today.
5) The swimmers __________ (to hold) their breath and jumped in the water.
6) The baker __________ (to make) a cake for my birthday.
7) They __________ (to take) a picture of the mountain.
8) The teacher __________ (to teach) the students chemistry last year.
9) I __________ (to wear) my jacket to work yesterday.
10) We __________ (to go) to the zoo last weekend.
10) Tom __________ (to write) his family a letter.
12) I __________ (to see) a movie last night.
Directions: Now make your own sentences using irregular verbs in simple past tense.
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